Michael Stanley, a 49-year-old U.S. citizen, was charged Monday with first-degree burglary with sexual motivation and second-degree rape in connection with an attack on a 69-year-old woman for whom he had done landscaping work last year.

The state Senate approved a $15 billion transportation package Monday shortly after Lt. Gov. Brad Owen said he wouldn’t enforce a recent state Senate rule requiring a two-thirds majority vote on the tax provisions.

Stephen Mylett, a veteran law-enforcement official from Texas, has been named Bellevue’s new police chief, subject to a site visit and background check. The 51-year-old is currently police chief in Southlake, Texas, a small, affluent suburb in . . .

Idaho’s stringent marijuana laws do not allow for medicinal use. The family of a girl with a rare form of epilepsy began lobbying lawmakers to decriminalize the oil almost two years ago. Now, they’ve got some legislative backers and an upcoming . . .

Fusion Ultra Lounge, located at 722 N.E. 45th St. in the University District, is the subject of requests from city officials that the state suspend the bar’s liquor license. Four people have been shot at the bar in the past two months. (Joshua . . .

There might be plenty of places to go in Seattle. But there aren't enough places to "go." After previous attempts to solve Seattle's paucity of public potties, new efforts are underway to bring relief to several neighborhoods.